24 hrs Sin: To Shave the Beard or To Trim it Less than one fist in length

[Ahmed_Abdullah_01]

Dear brothers,

I have been reading further on the position of the Shafi'i school and it is apparent to me that trimming the beard shorter without excuse is not permissible. However, my question further would be this. I visited my mother recently (we live quite a distance apart due to my work) and she expressed that she did not like my beard and told me to trim as it does not look good on me. How do I deal with this, on one hand I believe that I should keep a fist length beard, but my mother dislikes it and I am also obliged to please my mother.

[Rahmaniyyah]

Dear brothers,

I have been reading further on the position of the Shafi'i school and it is apparent to me that trimming the beard shorter without excuse is not permissible. However, my question further would be this. I visited my mother recently (we live quite a distance apart due to my work) and she expressed that she did not like my beard and told me to trim as it does not look good on me. How do I deal with this, on one hand I believe that I should keep a fist length beard, but my mother dislikes it and I am also obliged to please my mother.

This is great news and an action which will be equal to reward of Shuhada if you remain steadfast insha Allah

I heard in a talk by a Shafi'i scholar Shaykh Nuh Keller, that you cannot listen to your parents if they tell you to go against a Makruh or Haram act and the example he gave was if they tell you to get rid of your beard, you cannot listen to them.

The talk which is being referred to is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP0Xy...feature=relmfu

[SASLAMS]

This is great news and an action which will be equal to reward of Shuhada if you remain steadfast insha Allah

I heard in a talk by a Shafi'i scholar Shaykh Nuh Keller, that you cannot listen to your parents if they tell you to go against a Makruh or Haram act and the example he gave was if they tell you to get rid of your beard, you cannot listen to them.

The talk which is being referred to is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP0Xy...feature=relmfu

I cant view videos from work, is sheikh Nuh on Youtube or is it just audio

[Rahmaniyyah]

I cant view videos from work, is sheikh Nuh on Youtube or is it just audio

Audio only

[SASLAMS]

Audio only

thaught as much

[SASLAMS]

i would like to vote but my option isnt there, I think there is to much emphasis on the length & not on the actual sunnah which is to leave the beard. some cant grow. mine is for a few years a fist but from my nose.

[faizanakram99]

Once somebody told this thing

Dont see whether the sin is big or small...see whose disobedience you are doing...surely it is disobedience of Allah the most high

Dont see whether it is makhrooh or haraam...see whose style (way or sunnah) you are leaving...surely it is our beloved prophet muhammad who is the most high among creations

Well beard....masha allah...it is shaa'aar of islam (representation) ...it is sunnat-e-aadat of every nabi :as: and every suhabah had beard...everyone from salaf had beard...today also all the ulema-rushd (righteous scholars) and mashaikhs (spiritual teachers) have beard...it is the way of saaliheen (pious people)....i guess if we follow the common way of all these people, Allah wont let us astray...!

Anyway...i havent voted in this post as i have beard and i dont trim it alhamdulillah but it doesnt grow ...i dont trim or shave beard but dont have one fist as it doesnt grow...it should contain one more option...as per my spec

[Rahmaniyyah]

I have split the discussion for the sake of keeping this thread purely for encouraging every Muslim male to follow this blessed Sunnah of letting the beard grow.

[farook]

Dear Brothers in Islam .
A huge 24 hrs, Sin is that to Shave The Beard or to trim it Less than one fist in Length

A Muslim and 24 hrs Sin !,ah!
one should think of it , and do sincere Tooba From this SIN O MY BELOVED BROTHER

Not Fear From Any one , Make a full intention that I WILL NOT SHAVE OR TRIM THE BEARD Less Than One Fist In Length

Ask from Your Nafs?
Do we ashame of having Beard Like Our Beloved Nabi
If Suppose Our Beloved Nabi ask on the Day Of Judegment (Qayamat) when we are watching Our Beloved Nabi for Shifaát , that What you not make Face Like Me ? Why u make Face Like Heroes,Cricket or football player or any one who is shaving or trimming beard less than one fist in length

I am not giving any Fatawas or References , u ask ur self From Authentic Darul Ifta ,
It is Just Dard e Dil of Mine and My Shiekh Arif Billah Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Sahab Damat Barkatuhum and All AULIYA AND PIOUS People ,

May Allah Taála save all of us from this 24 Hrs Sin of Shaving BEARD and trimming less than one fist in length and all sins

Dear Brother, Assalaamoalikum,

Could you please provide the reference for the beard to be of one fist length?

Brotherly yours
farook

[SeekerOfGuidance]

Is the sin for trimming and shaving the beard equal?

Someone asked Hadhrat Thanwi, “Is it more sinful to shave the beard or to trim it?”

Hadhrat replied, “This is like asking the difference between a person who ate 200 grams of excreta and one who ate 1 kg of excreta.”

This means that the one who shaves is more sinful.